Brand Copyright

Works can include poems, theses, fictional characters, plays and other literary or artistic works.

They can also include motion pictures, choreography, musical compositions, sound recordings, paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, computer software, radio and television broadcasts and industrial designs.

Typically, a work must meet minimal standards of originality in order to qualify for copyright, and copyright expires after a set period of time. Some jurisdictions may allow this to be extended.

Copyright registration can serve as prima facie evidence of a valid copyright and may enable a copyright holder to seek statutory damages and attorney’s fees, subject to the applicable jurisdiction.

The copyright holder could use a copyright notice consisting of the copyright symbol ©, the abbreviation ‘Copy.’ or the word ‘Copyright’, followed by the year of first publication and the name of the copyright holder. The phrase ‘All rights reserved’ may also be used.

Copyright registration services can be used by any individual or organisation that creates original and valuable works and wishes to protect them from copying, selling or unauthorised use by another party.

This includes writers, musicians, artists, photographers, computer programmers and others. Any work stored in an accepted electronic data format can be registered through the website, whether textual, audio or visual.